FILM & TV

Opening Scenes: In Conversation with Against The Grain Visuals, Maker of ‘Blackstar, Until The End’

'Blackstar, Until The End' (Against The Grain Visuals, 2024) I sat down with Filmmaker Joseph White, or Against The Grain Visuals, to...

In Conversation with Jamie Benyon, Director of 'Two Minutes'

Jamie Benyon made an impressive debut at the London Film Festival with Two Minutes , a hilarious, yet heartfelt short film about two...

'Familiar Phantoms Triple Bill' Review: A Future Haunted… By Hope And Its Misfortunes

Image courtesy of London Palestine Film Festival We live in times where the image simultaneously means everything and nothing. We see...

‘A Grain of Sand’ Review: An Ode To The Children Of Gaza

A Grain of Sand (2024); image courtesy of Ellie Kurttz The 2024 London Palestine Film Festival opened with the play A Grain of Sand , a...

'Grand Theft Hamlet' Review: 'The Play's The Thing'

Grand Theft Hamlet (Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane, 2024); Image courtesy of Tull Stories) In spite of all the surreal emotions that arise from...

'From Ground Zero': Urgent Cinema

A review of 'From Ground Zero', an anthology of 22 short films created by Palestinians in the aftermath of October 7th

‘Wicked’ Review: A Wickedly Talented Ensemble

'Wicked' illustration by Luella John The long-awaited Wicked (Part 1), directed by Jon M. Chu, opened on the 22nd of November, quickly...

'Small Things Like These' Review: A Sorrowful Disappointment

A review of Small Things Like These, starring Cillian Murphy

In conversation with Jessica Hausner and Markus Binder: Exploring 'Club Zero'

Trigger warnings for mentions of eating disorders, emotional manipulation, implied suicide, malnourishment. Club Zero (2023) follows the...